Guide for quill-winders



J. A. OLBON.

GUIDE FOR QUILL WINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1920.

v1,388,595. I PatentedAug. 23, 1921.

jwuentoz JOHN A. OLBON, or ra'rnnson, NEW JERSEY.

GUIDE FOR QUILL-WINDERS.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Aug". 23, 1921.

Application filed May 29, 1920. Serial No. 385,116.

To aZZ whom. it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. Onnon, a citizenoi the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county oi Iassaic andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Guides for Quill-lVinders, of which the following a specification.

This invention relates totension wires for quill winders, and moreparticularly to means for securing eyes to said tension wires; and itcomprises a tension wire having a curved portion and an offset end, abushing arranged on the offset end, an eye removably mounted on thebushing and securingmeans for said eye, said means comprising a memberhaving a hook on one end adapted to engage the eye, and means forsecuring said member to the tension wire; all as more fully hereinafterset forth and as claimed.

In the present construction of? quill winders, tension wires areprovided and eyes having openings for the passage of thread are arrangedon the ends oi? the tension wires. These eyes are made of porcelain orlike material and frequently become brolten. At the present time, theeyes are secured to the ends of the quill winder by applying shellac orother sticky substance to the wire and baking or heating the porcelaineye after it has been placed thereon. to secure it in position. Theprocess is necessarily slow and quite often it has been found advantageous to use an entire new tension wire rather than resort to this slowprocess of replacing the eye.

I11 the present invention, I have provided an eye that is readilyremovable and which may be replaced in a very short time. The end of thetension wire is provided with a bushing of brass or similar metal. andthe eye is provided with an opening adapted to be received therein. Afastening member of spring wire or the like is secured to the tensionwire near a bend or loop therein and this fastening member is providedwith a hooked end adapted to be received in the eye to hold it inposition.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown a preferred embodiment of theinvention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the tension wire with the eye in place.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through. the eyeshowing it in position on the end oi the tension wire, and,

Fig. l is a detail view oi? the end of the torsion wire showing the eyedetached.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a tension.wire of a quill winder provided with the usual coil spring 2 at thebottom. The looped portion 3 of the tension wire somewhat similar to theusual coifistruction, but the curve of a greater radius and. the end 4icurves downwardly and terminates in a substantially horizontal sectionadapted to receive a metallic bushing 5.

An eye 6 is provided with the usual opening 7, and is also provided.with an opening" 8, whereby it may be arranged on the bush ing on theend oi the tension wire. The eye is held in position by a fasteningmember consisting of spring wire and the body portion thereof arral d asan arc of the curved portion 3 oi: the tension wire, as at 9. One end 10is secured to the tension. wire by wrapping or twisting it about thetension wire. The opposite end is provided with. a hook ll shaped to litthe opening in the eye.

l Vhen the eye becomes broken or is to be removed tor any other reason,the hooked end I'll oi the fastening member 9 is removed from theopening in. the eye and. the eye removed from the bushing. A new eye isthen placed in position and the hooked end Ill snapped back into place.

The arrangement oi the cmvature 3 of the tension wire on a greaterradius than in the usual construction with the curve extendingdownwardly, as at a, produces a construction wherein there is asubstantially direct pull inwardly toward the vertical leg 1 of thetension wire exerted. by the fastening member 9. This insures propersupport of the eye and eliminates the possibility oi: displa cement.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed to be taken as a prcterred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the sub joined claims.

I claim:

1.. The combination with a quill winder embodying a tension wire and aneye detachably arranged thereon, said eye being provided with the usualguide opening and with an opening adapted to receive the end of thetension wire, of means for securing said eye to the tension wire, saidmeans comprising a fastening element of wire secured to the tension wire"engaging the guide opening of the eye.

2. The combination with a quill winder embodying a tension wire and aneye detachably arranged thereon, said eye being provided with a guideopening and an opening adaptedto receive the end of the tension Wire, ofwmeans for securing said eye to the tension wire, said means comprisinga fastening element of wire, one end of which is coiled around thetension wire, and a hook formed on the other'end of said fasteningelement adapted to be arranged in the guide opening of said eye.

3. The combination with a quill winder embodying a tension wire and aneye detachably arranged thereon, of fastening means for said eyecomprising a member of wire having one end coiled around said tensionwire, and ahook arranged on the other end of said fastening elements andengaging said eye.

4. The combination with a quill winder comprising a vertical arm, acurved portion arranged thereon and a substantially horizontal terminalat the end of said curved portion. of means for detachably securing aneye thereto, said means comprising a member of wire having one endcoiled about the vertical arm of said tension wire and hav- JOHN A. OLON.

